Parenting Links
Family Matters: Single parent concerns about the middle school transition
Link to pdf of the study
This study investigated the differences between single parent mothers' and fathers' concerns about the middle school transition. The sampling population was 149 single parents of students from middle schools in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The findings showed that both groups of single parents had a higher number of academic transitional concerns than social transitional concerns. The mothers had higher concerns for the academic transition than the social transition. The fathers, however, had more concerns for the social transition than academic transition. With these findings, schools may want to develop school and family centered strategies for addressing the gender based and single parent family concerns in the transition to the middle school.
Parenting of K- 6 Children—About.com
http://childparenting.about.com
The about.com section on Parenting of K- 6 Children. A great set of topics from a website with a real human guide to assist you!
National
Parent Information Network
http://npin.org/
This
organization does a great job of describing itself. "The mission of NPIN is to provide access to research-based information about the process of parenting and
about family involvement in education."
Family Education
Network
http://familyeducation.com/home/
A
great general resource. If you go the "ages and grade" menu choice and then
select grades 6 - 8 you will receive some interesting ideas specifically about
middle school age kids.
The National Parenting Center
http://www.tnpc.com/
Family.com
http://family.go.com/
This is a Disney produced family website. It is very deep. try the drop down menu for an amazing list of keywords to chosoe from.
Parenthoodweb.com
http://www.parenthoodweb.com/
A site featuring interesting articles and a great set of links! You can also select a state of city near you for special regional features.
MyFamily.com
http://www.myfamily.com/
Stop here to create a free website for your own family!
Yahoo Parenting
Area
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Families/Parenting/
Parenting links from the largest directory of links on the web.
Scholastic: Especially for Parent
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/index.htm
This parenting space is created by Scholastic corporation and offers articles and access to experts.
www.parentbytes.com
An independent Australian site dedicated to providing parents with the knowledge, insight and support to make parenting more rewarding. Parentbytes.com provides information and support to all parents so that they may more confidently meet the numerous challenges of parenthood. Highlights include a free fortnightly e-bulletin, feature article, book review, child friendly recipe, creative parenting musing, community forum and a growing bank
of information. In addition, we are dedicated to promoting literacy in children through book reviews and relevant articles/ musings; and to making life easier for families that suffer from wheat allergies and intolerances by offering wheat-free recipes.
Parents, Students, and Middle Level Schooling
Unstuck in the Middle - A Washington Post article: "The tricky years between elementary and high school don't have to be a nightmare or a loss. Your nominations for the region's most successful middle schools showed us how tweens can flourish." Washington Post - 4/15/07
Parenting Exceptional Children
Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
This organization is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
Parenting of Special Children - About.com http://specialchildren.about.com/parenting/specialchildren/index.htm
The about.com section on parenting children with special needs. Be sure to follow all of the great links here and consider signing up for the "parenting from the heart" newsletter.
Safety and Wellness
Study: Misperceptions exist among parents, children about obesity
http://www.smartbrief.com/
Many parents of an overweight child believe their child is "about the right weight," increasing the chances that the child will also fail to see a problem, according to a study. Researchers say addressing these misperceptions could be a first step in tackling childhood obesity. Reuters (2/19)
Study: Weight affects school attendance
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/health/nutrition/21patt.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Obese and overweight children are more likely to be absent from school than healthy children, a study of students in Philadelphia found. The absences are probably more related to psychological and social issues than health ones, one expert says. The New York Times (8/21)
ADOL On-line
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
An electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. This information is important to health practitioners or anyone else who cares about adolescents.
AMA Adolescent Health On-line -
http://www.ama-assn.org/adolhlth/adolhlth.htm
A website produced by the AMA. This resource contains information on adolescent health issues and their Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) program.
Adolescent and School Health Information
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/index.htm
The mission of DASH is to: identify the highest priority health risks among youth, monitor the incidence and prevalence of those risks, implement
national programs to prevent risks, and, evaluate and improve those programs.
Kids Health at the AMA
http://www.ama-assn.org/insight/h_focus/nemours/
Here you will find great developmental, safety and first aid information from the AMA.
Kids Health
http://kidshealth.org/
A site created by the Neumors Foundation to provide health information for kids from birth to adolescence.
Parenting in a Digital World
Parentech.org
http://www.parentech.org/
A great FREE resource for middle school parents concerning the use of the educational technology.
Families Connect
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/familiesconnect.html
A site for learning about and use the internet together as a family. This great site is brought to us all by the American Libraries Association.
AOL Parent Control
http://www.aol.com/info/parentcontrol.html
Most internet using parents and kids use AOL. Most of those same parents have no idea how to use the parental controls. Find out more about this important and useful feature at this site. It is well worth the visit.
Safekids.com
http://www.safekids.com/
The top site on this topic from the most recognized expert in the field, Larry Magid.
Parent Involvement in Schools
National School Boards Association
http://www.nsba.org/
An organization focused on helping school board members become catalysts for educational change.
Fitness for Kids: Resources
Bam! Body and Mind
bam.gov
This child-geared health Web site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lets kids play games, take quizzes and make their own fitness calendars.
Kidnetic
kidnetic.com
Find game ideas, recipes and advice for parents and kids on living a healthy lifestyle.
Nemours Foundation
kidshealth.org
Browse nutrition-and health related articles and tips for parents. Special sections for kids and teens teach them about the bodies through interactive games.
Verb
verbnow.com
Aimed at getting tweens to play outside, this site offers jokes and videos to promote health.
YMCA
ymca.net
Locate the nearest YMCA to find a variety of kids' fitness classes.
